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Nirel Berz
Education professional skilled in program evaluation, data wrangling, visualization, and student success analytics seeking data analyst roles
Education
M.S. Program Evaluation and Data Analytics
Tempe, AZ
Arizona State University
25-Dec - 25-Jan
- Completing coursework in Multiple Regression, Research Design, Data Programming, and Project Management
B.A. Modern Literature (Minor Education)
Santa Cruz, CA
University of California Santa Cruz
17-Jun - 13-Sep
- Thesis: Political Polarization and Social Media; Completed coursework in Cognition and Instruction, Student Assessment, and Curriculum Design
Selected Positions
Academic Success Advisor
Tempe, AZ
Arizona State University
Present - 5-Jul
- Advised approximately 450 students with proactive, data-driven planning.
- Built Excel tools to streamline audits and degree tracking
- Trained new advisors on PeopleSoft & Salesforce and communicated complex university processes with a variety of stakeholders.
WPC 101 Instructor
Tempe, AZ
Arizona State University
Present - 2025
- Facilitated first-year course to help students explore student success and academic/career goals.
Library Supervisor
Phoenix, AZ
Grand Canyon University
2022
- Hired, trained, and supervised a team of 20 staff members on a variety of tools including Interlibrary Loan, Polaris, WorldCat, WorkDay and CRM.
Senior Site Coordinator
Oakland, CA
Reading Partners Bay Area
2021 - 2020
- Trained, scheduled and mentored volunteer tutors at an elementary school reading center
- Maintained student data across intake, progress monitoring, and stakeholder reporting to ensure accuracy and timely updates.
Literacy Lead
Oakland, CA
Reading Partners Bay Area
2020 - 2019
- Partnered with teachers, families, and staff to deliver IEPs and individualized reading curriculum enabling 100% of students to show improved reading competency.
Research Assistant
Santa Cruz, CA
TextProject
2018 - 2016
- Cleaned and analyzed hundreds of grade-level texts to build a readability framework (consonant clusters, word length, vocabulary complexity) that guided evidence-based classroom materials and improved student literacy outcomes.